Junpei Morikawa, who was sitting next to her, said: "Mom, you don't need to watch, just go to bed and rest, like dad..."
The woman shook her head: "It's nothing, Junpei. I had to stay up late to watch the Japanese team's games before."
Seeing that his mother insisted, Morikawa Junpei stopped persuading him and continued to watch the game.
The match between the Chinese team and the Dutch team has gone on for seventy minutes.
The score is still 0:0.
This game may be a bit boring for neutral fans.
Since entering the knockout rounds, the Dutch team's playing style has been like this.
With the highest goal of not conceding the ball, we attach great importance to defense, even to the point of sacrificing offense for it.
This was the case in their last game against Belgium.
The same is true for this match against the Chinese team.
Throughout the first half, there were not many exciting scenes.
It wasn't until the second half that the rhythm of both sides picked up a little.
Of course this is from the perspective of a neutral fan.
If you change it from the perspective of Dutch and Chinese fans, it may be a completely different experience.
Every change of possession, shot and defense in the game can cause tension among the fans of both teams.
They don't find the game boring at all.
Morikawa Junpei doesn't think so either.
He was still very nervous.
Feeling nervous for the Chinese team.
After the start of the second half, the Dutch team obviously stepped up their offense, and every time they attacked, no matter whether there was a shot or not, Junpei Morikawa would tense up when watching it.
Maybe he didn't realize this himself...
"Dutch attack!"
The Japanese commentator on the TV shouted loudly, and Junpei Morikawa in front of the TV suddenly jumped up and sat up straight.
I saw on live TV that Dutch team midfielder Robin Feeney received the ball on the right wing.
Maxi Carey stepped forward to meet him.
After Feeney passed the football to Carey, he accelerated forward.
Kyrie tried to pass the ball to him, but failed in the end. He swung his right foot back after a feint, then hooked the football behind him and turned around at the same time.
This changed the direction of the Dutch team's attack from the right to the center, or even to the left.
The Chinese players, who previously focused on defending on the right side, needed to readjust their defensive focus and moved back one after another.
Ou Yangjin went up to steal the ball from Kaili's feet.
As soon as Kaili turned around, he immediately shoveled it!
As a result, Kyrie used his left foot to pull the football back. The ball hit his right supporting foot, bounced slightly, and passed over Ou Yangjin's tackled foot.
At the same time, Kaili jumped up again and completely avoided Ou Yangjin's tackle!
The Dutch fans in the stands cheered deafeningly.
Even the Chinese commentators He Feng and Yan Kang had to accept:
"Kyrie is really becoming more and more demonic as he gets older. This little trick is really... I'm afraid only a man who has gone through the baptism of time can do it so calmly on a stage like the World Cup quarter-finals, right?"
However, although Carey's passing was very beautiful, it did not allow the Dutch team's offense to develop.
Because after he passed Ou Yangjin, he was followed by Xia Xiaoyu.
This time he couldn't get past Xia Xiaoyu calmly.
He can only protect the football and ensure that the ball is not lost first.
Ou Yangjin, who had been easily passed by him before, had already gotten up from the ground and rushed back like a mad dog.
Seeing that he was about to be double-teamed by two players from the Chinese team, Kyrie suddenly accelerated to dribble the ball through the middle.
Then when Xia Xiaoyu retreated, he stepped on the football with his left foot and stopped it in place.
Although Ou Yangjin returned to defense at this time, because he happened to block Xia Xiaoyu, Kaili still only faced one person's defense.
Xia Xiaoyu bypassed Ou Yangjin and rushed towards Kaili.
At this time, Kyrie passed the ball.
He lifts the football where it belongs!
The football flew past Xia Xiaoyu and flew to the Chinese team's penalty area behind him!
"Kyrie picks the pass!"
The football flew over the heads of the Chinese team's defenders and plummeted into the space behind them!
At the same time, the Dutch team's center Jaden van Bruggen is running towards the landing point of the football!
"Be careful!" He Feng exclaimed.
When Qin Qi saw the football flying over, he first took a step back, then quickly turned around without hesitation. At the same time, he used the power of turning to throw his body's center of gravity completely away, kicked off the ground with his left foot, and stretched out his right leg.
After his right foot made a half-circle in the air, he kicked the falling football out of the baseline!
And just after he kicked the football, Jaden Van Bruggen's head poked forward at the original landing point of the football, and missed it!
He was stunned for a moment, then covered his face with one hand, raised the other hand, and complained to the referee that the Chinese team's defender raised his feet too high, made dangerous moves, and stepped on...
The referee's whistle did sound, but he pointed his hand towards the corner flag area - indicating that this was a Dutch team's corner kick.
He didn't even bother to explain it to Van Bruggen.
He is not blind. When Qin Qi turned around and volleyed the ball, his feet were still about two meters away from Van Bruggen. At this distance, Van Bruggen was shocked by Qin Qi's clearance.
, it's normal, but if you have to say that Qin Qi committed a foul, it would be too forced.
"Beautiful! Qin Qi made a beautiful clearance! This clearance is very crucial! Because if he fails to destroy the ball, Van Bruggen will head the ball in a good position!"
The Dutch commentator held his head and sighed: "Oh! The Chinese team once again prevented our attack! When Wang was suspended for a red card before the game, some domestic media thought this was a benefit for the Dutch team. The Chinese team was weak.
The defense will not be able to withstand our attack... But in fact, they can withstand it! This is not the first time! Although Qin's clearance was suspected of a foul... it looked very embarrassing. But the score has already explained it.
everything!"
Live scores are played on the TV broadcast.
China 0:0 Netherlands
The Chinese team's defense, which was considered shaky before the game, was indeed shaky during the game.
But this shaky and dilapidated defense was able to block the Dutch team's attack every time.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the Dutch team did not attack with all their strength...
But without an all-out attack, with the strength of the Dutch team, wouldn't they be able to score a goal?
The performance of the Chinese team in this game indeed exceeded many people's expectations.
After watching the last game in which the Chinese team defeated England 4:3, many people will firmly believe that the Chinese team is a team with excellent offense but poor defense.
This game overturned their understanding.
The Chinese team's defense is indeed not that good in terms of tactical system and player strength.
But they can fight!
Even forwards like Hu Lai who are at the forefront have to drop deep when defending to help defend.
It can be said that when the Chinese team defends, no one stays out of the situation and waits in front for teammates to kick and counterattack.
Jorge Dillon's Chinese team chose a defensive-oriented tactic in this game, striving not to concede the ball first. The entire team had to participate in defense, no one excepted.
This is completely different from the last game against England.
Of course, it is understandable. After all, the current Chinese team is a remnant, and such a Chinese team is not qualified to continue playing the same way they played in the last game.
In this way, the Chinese team relied on the united efforts of all players to withstand the Dutch team's attack for 70 minutes with its incomplete body.
Although the Dutch team did not attack all the time in these seventy minutes, judging from the data and scenes, the Dutch team did have the advantage. They scored more times within the opponent's 30-meter area than the Chinese team.
The Chinese team has not conceded a goal so far, which has far exceeded many people's expectations.
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The Dutch team won a corner kick, which was not taken by their set-piece master Maxi Carey.
Carey only played free kicks in the Dutch team, and corner kicks were handed over to another player who was good at set pieces, Robin Feeney.
Robin Feeney takes the corner kick.
Danny Drew overwhelmed Qin Qi in front of the goal and successfully grabbed the point.
But he pushed the ball too far, and the football was knocked out by Lin Zhiyuan, who jumped up on the spot.
The Dutch team won another corner kick.
This second corner kick did not pose a threat to the Chinese team's goal.
Lin Zhiyuan directed the players of the Chinese team to help him block the players of the Dutch team, then jumped into the air and punched the flying football directly.
The football flew to the halfway line in one breath.
Although it was still controlled by the Dutch players, the Dutch team faced the Chinese players who were concentrated near the penalty area, and they had to organize their attack again.
The ball was held by the Dutch right back Willem Kolarentz. He did not directly pass the ball forward.
Instead, the ball was passed to Maxi Carey who was tracking back.
Other Dutch players also pulled back from the front.
After continuous pressure with no results, the Dutch team is ready to regain control of the ball and slow down the rhythm... The most important thing is to let the Chinese team, which has been compressed to the limit, pop up so that they have room to attack, otherwise their
Attacking is nothing more than repeatedly kicking an iron plate.
Under Carey's command, the Dutch team fell into disarray in the midfield and backcourt.
The Chinese team's formation did press forward, but only a little bit. They were still very cautious.
Seeing that the Chinese team had no intention of pressing forward, the Dutch team was not in a hurry to attack forward, but continued to back and forth.
After experiencing the exciting moment of Kaili's passing and Qin Qi's acrobatic clearance, the scene suddenly became dull again.
At this time, the Japanese TV commentator said: "The Chinese team is very cautious, and the Dutch team is also cautious. Both teams do not want to lose the ball first, because the Chinese team is not strong, while the Dutch team is afraid of Hu Lai's scoring ability... No
Counting injury time, there are still fifteen minutes left in the game. The closer to the end of the game, the more cautious the two teams will be. Because conceding the ball at this time is almost fatal. From this point of view, this game is very likely
They have to be dragged into overtime, and both of their teams have played overtime in the quarter-finals... I wonder how much physical fitness each still has to support the full 120 minutes of the game?"
Junpei Morikawa saw a familiar figure in a flashing shot.
It’s Chen Xingyi who is running back to the coaching bench from the Chinese team’s warm-up area!
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PS, there are N updates today, one update every hour, until this game is completed!
